Attendance: Week 20

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by jmeissen0, Jul 30, 2002.

  1. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    San Jose has four home matches left:

    Sat 8/17 vs. DC
    Wed 8/21 vs. Dallas
    Sat 9/7 vs. Columbus
    Sat 9/21 vs. Los Angeles

    And the 8/17 match is the ESPN2 game, which usually doesn't do well in San Jose. The last match is against the Galaxy, which usually does do well in San Jose.

    They have to average 11,296 for the last four to break 10,000 for the year.
     
  2. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: Krafty wants out

    ken, it's one of my pet peeves when people quote a 10 paragraph post and write, "AGREED" or whatever. Just hit the highlights, dude. In fact, don't quote it unless you're directly addressing a particular point. Like this:
    heh heh heh
     
  3. Nimbus2000

    Nimbus2000 Member

    Liverpool FC
    United States
    Mar 6, 2001
    New England
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I realize that this is an MLS forum, but I thought I'd note that the Seattle Sounders opened Seahawk Stadium with 28,000+ on Sunday night's game against Vancouver. Very good quality soccer, too.
     
  4. feuerfex

    feuerfex Member

    Apr 21, 2001
    ??????

    You're bragging about SJ's attendance being the better part of 1k per match LESS than last years???

    (And little liklihood of even matching it?)

    What is missing from this picture?
     
  5. FlashMan

    FlashMan Member

    Jan 6, 2000
    'diego
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's a conspiratorial effort to make soccer fans feel guilty and get out to the game.
     
  6. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The number is growing, apparently, some four days after the game. It was 25+, not 28k+
     
  7. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: Re: Krafty wants out

    AGREED. ;)
     
  8. Arisrules

    Arisrules Member

    Feb 19, 2000
    Washington, DC
    What I think would be interesting would be to compare this years attendence statistics against last year's w/o Miami and Tampa Bay. I think that is the best way to see if any progress has been made.

    Anyway, I think the attendance at matches this year would have been higher w/o the world cup. For those four weeks, the league was completely no where to be found. More so then usual. Couple that with the fact that 3 weeks before the WC, most of the best Americans were gone.
     
  9. Because of Chicago's stadium situation, They have kind of replaced Tampa or Miami. So you can really only subtract one of those teams.
     
  10. TravisMinor_23

    TravisMinor_23 New Member

    Oct 16, 2001
    United States
    Last year through 9 games SJ had averaged 10,224 this year through 9 games they are averaging 9,520. I honestly don't care what they do with the rest of their games. The fact that the defending MLS champion draws like that is a joke...move them...anywhere. Currently they have a 36.6 capacity percentage. All of this from Sports Business Journal, I am SURE it breeds confidence into MLS advertising :p
     
  11. Sachin

    Sachin New Member

    Jan 14, 2000
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Re: Re: Just getting them out of the way:

    Good point, but I've noticed that if we get it out of the way early, then we just stick to the topic at hand, namely attendence. Look back... we don't get sidetracked by the pointlessly reptitive "discussions" anymore.

    Sachin
     
  12. JG_Revs

    JG_Revs Moderator

    Sep 11, 1999
    Boston
    Re: Re: Krafty wants out

    You're missing the point, dude. Lufty personally guarantees it!
     
  13. Nimbus2000

    Nimbus2000 Member

    Liverpool FC
    United States
    Mar 6, 2001
    New England
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We're a very dynamic bunch out here in Seattle.
     
  14. JG_Revs

    JG_Revs Moderator

    Sep 11, 1999
    Boston
  15. myshap

    myshap Member

    Jun 19, 2002
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    I can't believe it. Move San Jose now. I mean 0 attendence on a Wed. I mean come on, at least 1000 should show up when they aren't even playing. It's a sorry state of affairs in San Jose.
     
  16. bright

    bright Member

    Dec 28, 2000
    Central District
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    RE: Seattle Sounders attendance at the new stadium...

    It was 25,500 and some change.

    (Paul Allen should invest in MLS. ;) Just keeping the "drivel" out of this thread, Kenn. :) )

    - Paul
     
  17. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well, Sach, despite your best efforts, sometimes one gets through.
     
  18. GoDC

    GoDC Member

    Nov 23, 1999
    Hamilton, VA
    And move KC while we're at it.
     
  19. bunge

    bunge BigSoccer Supporter

    Oct 24, 2000
    I say move KC to San Jose and have double headers every game. The attendance should double and help up the average.
     
  20. BlueLightning

    BlueLightning New Member

    Sep 7, 1999
    pesto of all cities
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It looked like more than that to me, dude.
     
  21. tcmahoney

    tcmahoney New Member

    Feb 14, 1999
    Metronatural
    Looked like less to me. Of course, we were overhead in a 737 at the time, coming in to land at Newark. Shoot, I should've looked at the schedule when I booked the flights, and bumped the figure up by two by taking an earlier flight.
     

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